Maudsley Charity

Analysis

Maudsley Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11071377). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Maudsley Charity reported income of £6.4m and spending of £10.1m, spending 157% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.5m to £6.4m (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 187% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Maudsley Charity sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norwich City Community Sports Foundation (£6.4m), Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (£6.4m) and Springhill Hospice (Rochdale) (£6.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 45% and donations and legacies 40%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £48k. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 14%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5.7m. Reserves of £37k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.